pomp

/pɔmp/

Thân thiện

The royal procession moved with great pomp through the city streets.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ceremonial elegance and splendor: Refers to the impressive and magnificent display associated with formal ceremonies or important events.
   • Cheap or pretentious or vain display: Refers to an ostentatious show that is intended to impress but is often seen as lacking in substance or genuine value.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The coronation of the king was conducted with great pomp. (The event was marked by magnificent ceremony and splendor.)
  • He disliked the empty pomp of the official reception. (He disliked the pretentious and showy nature of the event.)

Advanced Usage

• "Pomp and circumstance": A phrase referring to the impressive formal ceremony and tradition, often used in the context of graduations or state events.
  • The university graduation was full of academic pomp and circumstance.
• "Pomps and vanity": A literary phrase referring to the empty, showy, and self-important aspects of worldly life.
  • The sermon warned against the pomps and vanity of secular ambition.

Variants and Related Words

• Pompous (adj): Affectedly grand, self-important, or arrogant.
  • His pompous speech bored the audience.
• Pomposity (n): The quality of being pompous; self-important grandiosity.
  • The official's pomposity was evident in his manner.

Synonyms

• Splendor: Magnificent and splendid appearance.
• Pageantry: Elaborate display or ceremony.
• Ostentation: Pretentious and vulgar display intended to impress.

Related Phrases

• With great pomp: In a very grand and ceremonious manner.
  • The ambassador arrived with great pomp.

Học thuật

Noun

1. ceremonial elegance and splendor
   • entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses
2. cheap or pretentious or vain display

Từ đồng nghĩa

• eclat
• gaudery